Where does “finto” come from?

finto (Italian) comes from Latin fictus, from Latin fīgere, from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- — to stick into, pierce.

finto (Italian): false; fake; intended to mislead or distract;...

Definitions

  1. false; fake; intended to mislead or distract;...

Ancestry of “finto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfictusfeigned, fictitious, false, counterfeit, having...
2Latinfīgere—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce

Words derived from “finto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- →Every word from Latin fīgere →Every word from Latin fictus →